Ghazarian, Kirk vs Karthik Rajaa

43rd Benasque Open 2024 · Round 8.14 · 2024.07.12 · 1/2-1/2 · B48 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

PGN

[Event "43rd Benasque Open 2024"]
[Site "Benasque ESP"]
[Date "2024.07.12"]
[Round "8.14"]
[White "Ghazarian, Kirk"]
[Black "Karthik Rajaa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[WhiteFideId "30908604"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[BlackFideId "25035215"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "B48"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[ImportDate "2026-05-04"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. g4 b5 8. Nxc6
dxc6 9. e5 Ne7 10. Qd2 Nd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Rg1 Qxe5 13. O-O-O Qc7 14. Qc3 Be6
15. f4 O-O-O 16. f5 Bd7 17. Kb1 Re8 18. a4 Bd6 1/2-1/2